Holding-cup for box-files



(O MOdel.)

' I'. TRAMBLAY.

HOLDING CLIP FOR BOX FILES.

" its -TES FELIX -TRMB'LAY, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.'

HLlNGf-Chil@ FOR BOX-'FiLES.

SPEUXFICATON fonnng part of Lettere Patent No. 545,556, dated September 3, 1895. Application tiled August 18, 1894. Serial No. 520,710. (No model.)

To LLZZ whom t may concern.-

le it known that LFELL( TRAMHLAY, ot Chicago, 1n the county of Cool: and State of Illinois, have invented certain new vand usefui improvements in Holding-Clips for Box- Files; and Edo hereby declare that the following' Iis a fnll, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, end to the letters of refer-V ence marked thereon, which form a part of this specication.

This invention relates to improvements in file cases or boxes fornse in filing letters7 bills, &c., of that clase wherein the papers are died between indexed leaves held within the box or oase by means of a suitable holding device in the form of a straight strip or bar engaging the index-leaves, and with which the latter. have sliding engagement.

The invention `relates more specifically to improvements in theconstrnction of the said holding strip or hanhy which the indexsheet's nre held Within the tiling box or ense, whereby the cost of manufacture is reduced and at the same time an article produced having superior features of utility and convenience. The holding strip or bar herein shown is particularly designed for'nse in box-binders, or

those in which the indexed leaves having 'been once properly assembled upon the de-' vice, inserted in place in the box, and the latter filed with documents, the binder is in 'this condition Iled away to be used only fc r future reference, as contradistinguished from temporary binders, or those in which the'entire contents of the box, including the holding device and index-leaves, are from time to ltime removed from the binder and pleccd in a permanent iile or cabinet, a new set of indexleaves and holding-clips being substituted for the sot thus removed. As will appear from the description, however, the holding` device Ais not permanently secured in place, and may, therefore, if necessary, be removed; hut, as before stated, is especially designed for use in a permanent flic.

The object of the invention is to provide an improved construction in devices of the charactor referred to; :ind the invention consists in the matters hereinafter described, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

The invention will be more readily nnderstood byreference to the accompanying drew ings, in Which- Fignrel is a View in central vertical See tion of a file'case embodying my invention. g Fig. 2 is a perspective View of the holding rod or oar of the seme. Fig., 3 is 'a transverse.

one et the index-sheets and attached clip, by;

which it is secured to the holding-rod.

lt will be understood that my improved clip may be used in connection witlrvorions dichosos, that herein shown being, so far as general featnres are concerned, of the usual 3 well-known construction.

-As show n in said drawings, A designates the le-cnsc as a whole, of which are shown' the top strip or ledge A', the back A2, bottom A3, front Wall A4, and one of the end walls A5 of the box proper and the top B, front wall i3', and end well .B2 of the lid or cover. front wall of the box Al is hinged at its lower margin, so as to drop or fold outwardly, and the top l of the cover is hinged to the edge ot the top strip or ledge A at '1), a short distance from the rear edge of the box, said strip A thereby .not only forming a means for connecting the lid with the box, but constituting a ledge to hold' the rear odge oi' the i-ndcx-sliccts and papers within the case from rising above the top edges of the same, as heretofore common in similar file-cases.

'llie rear wall or back A is provided contrally in its inner surface with a verticallyarrnnged recess, extending from top to bottom,

for the reception of n fiat and relatively thin' The ' will be such as to permit of its 4being readily bowed or sprung tlatwise beneath the fingers,

.ingits lower end in proper position. against 1A. tn

,the under face of the said ledge A'. It is to prongs will be withdrawn from engagement contact with the back A2.

ternal pressureqon the sides of the case. The j making of the bar with the angled portions vided with a plurality` (in this instanee'two) of sharp points or teeth c2 c2, formed inte-l grally with the edge of the plate and turned so as to extend outwardly in planes substantially parallel with the main body c of the clip. The size and resiliency of the strip C but yet of such stidness as to resist considerable pressure brought; endwise or upon the `chair portions thereof. The holding bar or strip thus constructed is designed teileipiafic'tlb in position within the recess a, by first ,placjthe bottom of the box and then bending or springing the `strip Ilatwise, so as to shorten its upward end backwardly beneath the top strip or ledge A. y Upon releasing the strip itsresiliency will cause it to resume its normal shape and thus force the upper prongs into be noted that the facility with which the clip 'may be placed in position in assembling the binder, and the ease and certainty with which it may be-properly adjusted by inexperienced or unskilled help, is a feature of much importance. By reason of the relatively wide base formed by the bent portion c', the fle-1` vice having been properlyadjusted at one end will assume a perfectly pcrpendiculari Aposition with relation to the top and bottomi walls without any care on the part of the op-f @mille thus :insuring that .tlieindex-lcavest will move freely thereon, whereas, in the easeg ,bf prior constructions either special sockets,v l'or the ends must be provided or great carei mustbe exercised in placing them in position., Inother words, skilled help must be employed. As hereinbefore stated, it is the intention ,t that when the strip hasonce been placed inl position it will not ordinarily be removeduntil thc box is dismemhered; but if for any reason it should become necessary the re-- moval of the strip from the file-case will be.` accomplished by simplygrasping the body of; the strip and springing or curving it, when the' and it and its connected sheets may be lifted out of the file. It is to be noted that the said strip A may be lifted or sprung upwardly somewhat to facilitate the insertion of the upper end of the strip beneath it and into The angled portions c of the bar serve to limit the penetra-. tion of the teeth into the sides of the caso and also form shoulders or supports to resist exc c turned in opposite directions makes the central part ol? the bar stiffer as a whole and capable ot' better resisting end pressure than would he the case were both ends turned in the same direction and at the same time facilitat'es its insertion or removal.

The index-sheets D, for usel in connection "tact-with aprojecting cu with my improved clip, will each be provided with'a suitable tag d, having an 'elongated slot adapted to `lit closely upon the bar C, and thereby hold the sheets accurately in register. It is to be noted in this connection that the bar C will be sopositioned within the recessa that its frontface will be exactly flush with or in the same plane with the inner face of the back A, so that documents inserted between the Iindex-leaves cannot be torn, crumpled. or,..otl1erwise irillred bycoup or uneven surface at the back of the binder.

It will be obvious from the above description that a clip constructed as describedinay be manufactured at a minimum cost, bcttluse its form is such that it may be stampen. out by two simple opeiations--onc to 'cut our the blank and one to bend or form it. As hereins before stated, the assembling of the clip within the tile may also be accomplished at a miui mum cost, and no amount of rough usage of the file will cause the points of the clip to worlc through the sides of the binder.

l. A holding device for tile case index sheets, comprising a straight, resilient, sheet metal strip, the end portions of which are bentat right angles to the body of 'the strip and are provided with teeth which project outward in planessubstantially parallel with the body qt the strip, substantially as described.

2. A holding device for tile caseindexsheets,

-ccnrprisin'g a srraigilyrcsilicnt, sheet metal strip, the end portions of which are bent at ICO right angles to the body of the strip antler#I tend from opposite sides ofthe same,said end' 'portions'bein g provided with teeth which pro-A ject outward in planes substantially paralle with the body of the strip, substantially as described.

3. A holding device for file case index sheets;` comprising a straight, resilient, relatively;V wide, sheet metal strip er strap, the end por-4 tions of which are bent at right angles to the .body ot' the strip and are provided with teeth which project in opposite directions in planes 'l IXO substantially parallel with the body of the strip, substantially as setv forth. l l. The combination, with a file case having a bottom wall and atop Wall which` forms au overhanging ledge, and a series of index sheets, of a holding device for the index/sheets comprising a straight, resilient, sheet metal strip, the end portions of which arc bent atjf,

right angles to the body of the'strip and which .1 are provided with teeth adapted to engage the lopposing surfaces of said bottom and top walls of the case, substantially. as described. 5. The combination, with afilecase having a bottom wall, and a top wall which forms an overhanging ledge, a series of index sheets within the case, each provided with a tag or projection at its margin provided with an elongated slottherein, of aholding'device for the index sheets, comprising a straight, resilif.

enhreiatvely wide sheet metal strp,the en-d y In testimony tti/:ifi ciamthe' foregoing s 4 portions of which are bent at right'siii/glasY VVfmy'iuvention I afx mysgnature in presence 'f with the body portionof/ the strip/mid pro` of two witnesses. vided at thre'nd' margins at thelcoruers FEL/IX'TRMBLA'Y.

' 5 `thereof with geetii adapted to engage the op- Witnesses:

f-'pfrf'sin'g surfoqes of said bottom and top walls TAYLOR E. BROWN, of the oasgeubstaptiaily as described. WM. S. HALL. 

